Extraordinary, not ordinary

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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth 12/31/2004 11:04 AM
Some people you would never expect have hefty investment accounts. Be one of them.

LifeBio.com’s “Road of Life Adventure”
Seeks Ordinary People with Extraordinary
Life Stories

LifeBio.com’s “Road of Life Adventure”
Seeks Ordinary People with Extraordinary
Life Stories 07/23/2004 09:58 AM
LifeBio, Inc., the leading online personal history company, believes that everyone has a story to tell and they need to tell it. From August 2 to August 7, the company will conduct free audio interviews, present workshops on why and how to tell life stories, and give away old-fashioned wooden YoYos, traveling through the Midwest. People they meet will pick LifeBio questions from a traveling treasure chest and share memories through audio and written recordings. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Annoyance Extraordinary

Annoyance Extraordinary 12/19/2004 03:43 PM
... to be in a rush with your day and losing a contact but not being sure if you lost it in your eye or on the floor....

Fiona's "Extraordinary Machine"

Fiona's "Extraordinary Machine" 03/23/2005 01:31 PM
Fiona Apple's leaked record is exhausting to listen to.

"EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY UNLOCKS SECRETS
OF THE ANCIENTS... DEVELOPING..."

"EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY UNLOCKS SECRETS
OF THE ANCIENTS... DEVELOPING..." 04/18/2005 10:30 AM

White House Makes Extraordinary Demands
for London Visit

White House Makes Extraordinary Demands
for London Visit 11/17/2003 04:22 AM
What the US wants from the UK for Bush's visit .. 'Shoot-to-kill' demand by US .. to cause chaos in that city .. put his foot down .. Read article

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Not Your Ordinary Knife.

Not Your Ordinary Knife. 04/04/2005 02:28 AM
N ot Your Ordinary Knife. With the post about how nasty those sharp edges can be, I'l like to show you they can have beauty, too. (From here)

I'm an ordinary person

I'm an ordinary person 03/14/2005 06:21 PM
It's always difficult to determine whether I should write in Finnish or English, when commenting Finnish blog posts. I think I'll keep writing in English though, because I know there are a bunch of expats reading this, who otherwise would get no exposure to the Finnish blogosphere.

Saara writes an ironic response to a recent Finnish article in Aamulehti by Juha Seppälä. This journalist had went through some of the blogs from the Pinseri list, and wrote a dismissive article on why "bloggers are just ordinary people who say boring things." (Some more commentary in Finnish at Anita Konkka's blog .)

Chris Anderson (the Editor of Wired-magazine) said that (and I'm paraphrasing from memory here) "as an editor my responsibility is to reach to as many people as possible, but as a blogger I just want to reach the 20 people in the world I can exchange thoughts with."

That's exactly what matters. Most blogs (WAY most) in the world have less than 20 readers. They are the "long tail" of blogging. They are the ones where people post pictures of their kittens and talk about their ordinary life using ordinary words. And other ordinary people read their blogs - but those are the people that matter to the blogger himself.

Blogging is about people. Everyone of us tries to be with people that we like and can share things (ideas, thoughts, feelings, stuff) with. We call them friends. Exposing a carefully selected part of yourself to the public is just that; sharing with people that feel the same way as you. Even the people who passionately hate something and gather a large group of enemies, tend also to gain some supporters. You write in public - people react. Who cares if it's ordinary? Ordinary matters to a large number of people. It's their life and their interests.

I don't really know most of the people reading this blog. I seem to get about 600-800 unique readers/day (2000 page views), most of which seem to be from random googlers, so perhaps I have about 200 regular readers. I know some of you, but I can only imagine what kicks the rest of you get from reading my ramblings. Granted, I also get a bit of kick out of thinking that so many people find me interesting. But truthfully, I really care only about a few of you. No offense.

I love an ordinary person. But she's also a blogger. I like to read what she writes, even though we share the same bed, because when things are written they take on a form that is different from your day-to-day life. The words on the screen have been carefully thought out, their order not as random as when we talk. Paradoxically I think it makes me understand her better, as sometimes it's easier to write your thoughts than it is to speak them.

But that's just me. Your mileage may - and should - vary.

A life less ordinary

A life less ordinary 09/16/2004 10:42 PM
CNET Asia Sep 17 2004 2:58AM GMT

Dan Rather: Park Avenue Ordinary

Dan Rather: Park Avenue Ordinary 12/19/2004 03:15 PM
"Rather's sins were the sins of a celebrity journalist, a star, also known as a bigfoot, to whom no one in CBS could tell the truth until it was too late, and the network had been put on the wrong side of the story by Bigfoot's recklessness (plus his ignorance of the Web.)"

Ordinary user -> XHTML

Ordinary user -> XHTML 02/05/2005 10:07 PM

Alan Williamson: I have attempted to use online editors (fckeditor/htmlArea) but they do not enforce valid XHTML and the results they produce can sometimes be a right old mess of tags  (try editing the source of a post-fckeditor saved text).  Ironically one of the common suggestions that have come from my users is their desire to use a WIKI type of input.  They are comfortable with this and it does solve a lot of UI problems. However I am finding it difficult to find tools that will actually take WIKI Markup and transform it to XHTML.

Do the closed source blog/wiki tools do a better job at going from ordinary user to XHTML?

Ordinary Iranians for Parliament

Ordinary Iranians for Parliament 01/23/2004 06:31 PM
hoder needs some tech help for a political problem. hook him up.

Ordinary Language Digital ID

Ordinary Language Digital ID 04/15/2004 11:48 PM
I've just published a new issue of my newsletter, JOHO. It consists of a single article that tries to apply the ordinary language sense of ID to the Net: The term "identity" was confusing enough in the real world. Its meaning in the digital world is even more ambiguous. Since momentous decisions about the nature of online life hang on this verbal ambiguity, we need to be extra-special careful about the real-world assumptions that are guiding our expectations about digital identity. So, here's my program. Let's start with the real world meaning of identity. Then let's see if we can...

iTunes Celebrity Playlists: Anything But
Ordinary, Please

iTunes Celebrity Playlists: Anything But
Ordinary, Please 05/27/2004 12:16 PM
Writer Dan Kois profiles the pitfalls and rare successes of iTunes Music Store's celebrity playlists. Turns out, most famous people like the same crappy music as the rest of us.I can't think of a better summation of Avril Lavigne than...

Pearls of wisdom from ordinary folk

Pearls of wisdom from ordinary folk 09/13/2004 05:03 PM
PageWise offers tips and little essays in simple language: Organize your work desk and files, Care for someone with Alzheimer's, Reduce holiday stress, Parenting advice that really works(!), Fix cooking mistakes, The basics of clothing stain removal. It's a cheap shot, but I particularly liked "Help you child in improving their writing skills". But why wouldn't they build in a search feature? I had to google to find again the article on restraining the elderly. (And what's the deal with the similar WebGuru?).

Wave Goodbye to the Ordinary User
Interface

Wave Goodbye to the Ordinary User
Interface 05/04/2004 11:57 PM
Open the door to Andy Wilson's room, the home of a modern day wizard. No bat's toes or eel skins here. Plenty of wires, webcams, a ceiling mounted laser pointer, speakers, pieces and parts from disassembled computers, and a collection of lamps. Serious toys for a man who found his passion combining hardware and software.

Computer Security: a handbook for the
ordinary user

Computer Security: a handbook for the
ordinary user 07/09/2004 01:31 PM
Book review Empowering Harry Homeowner

Ordinary Folk Honor Reagan at U.S.
Capitol

Ordinary Folk Honor Reagan at U.S.
Capitol 06/10/2004 05:54 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 10 2004 10:17PM GMT

Ordinary Iraqis Wage a Successful Battle
Against Insurgents

Ordinary Iraqis Wage a Successful Battle
Against Insurgents 03/22/2005 04:28 PM
A gun battle today was the first time that private citizens are known to have retaliated successfully against insurgents.

State of Play: Linux on the Desktop for
an ordinary Business

State of Play: Linux on the Desktop for
an ordinary Business 05/23/2004 09:26 AM

Recently I began a process to convert a small office of ten staff over to Linux, after implementing two servers and a shop floor machine for over a year. Three desktop machines are in use already, one is ready to swap over, and two Windows machines remain to be done.

This article describes my experiences, decisions so far, the issues the users faced, and how and why I chose the default Window Manager (KDE 3.2.2) and Display Manager (wdm). Also described is why I have removed OpenOffice in favour of Crossover Office (Wine) and Microsoft Office.

The article may be of use to people considering converting a company to Linux, and also to those people who believe Linux to be "ready for the desktop".

CompAmerica Introduces Industry Leading
17 Inch Laptop Models with Extreme
Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon 64 CPUs -
Extraordinary Features at an Extremely
Modest Price

CompAmerica Introduces Industry Leading
17 Inch Laptop Models with Extreme
Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon 64 CPUs -
Extraordinary Features at an Extremely
Modest Price 09/02/2004 02:29 AM
CompAmerica announces new "Extreme" 17 inch Wide Screen Wide View Laptops with extended video, multimedia, gaming and extraordinary theatrical features not found elsewhere starting at $1599. Features such as builtin TV Tuner with remote, Video Camera, 7 in 1 Flash Memory reader, Subwoofer, 4 Channel Audio speakers, full size Keyboard and WIRELESS 802.11G/B Turbo 108MBPS round out the models. [PRWEB Sep 2, 2004]

bl0g-based campaign to open Iranian
Parliament to ordinary Iranians

bl0g-based campaign to open Iranian
Parliament to ordinary Iranians 01/26/2004 11:29 AM
Blogger Hossein Derakshan says, "Project 'Ordinary Iranians for Parliament' needs your help." Link

Pew survey that "shows" the lawsuits
against ordinary joes is causing
Americans to turn their back on
downloads

Pew survey that "shows" the lawsuits
against ordinary joes is causing
Americans to turn their back on
downloads 01/06/2004 06:48 AM
Sharp decline in music file swapping: Data memo from PIP and comScore Media Metrix .. File sharing application usage .. new data study

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The New York Times > International
> Middle East > Ordinary Iraqis
Wage a Successful Battle Against
Insurgents

The New York Times > International
> Middle East > Ordinary Iraqis
Wage a Successful Battle Against
Insurgents 03/23/2005 05:13 AM
have had enough of the terrorists .. THE TABLES TURN

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Linux Leader Tips Its Hat To Ordinary
Office Computers With Latest Version Of
Software (Investor's Business Daily)

Linux Leader Tips Its Hat To Ordinary
Office Computers With Latest Version Of
Software (Investor's Business Daily) 05/04/2004 12:14 PM
Investor's Business Daily - Red Hat on (NasdaqNM:RHAT - News) Tuesday is debuting a Linux product for ordinary workplace computers - a move that finds the segment leader in the rare spot of playing catch-up to rivals.
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Spiderman trufen determine to shoot a
non-sucky Spiderman 3 before Hollywood

Spiderman trufen determine to shoot a
non-sucky Spiderman 3 before Hollywood 07/28/2004 05:48 AM
A group of pissed-off Spiderman fans have determined to make a third Spiderman movie off their own bat, without permission from Marvel or the studio, rallying to a cry of "In recent years Hollywood Studios have assaulted our comics. Well comic lovers, it's time to fight back." They're soliciting production crew, actors, effects people and cash donations, so they can get the Secret Spiderman Movie out before Hollywood beats them to the punch.

10 Worst Casting Choices
10. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
9. Dolph Lungren as Punisher
8. Ben Affleck as Daredevil
7. Matt Salinger as Captain America
6. Tommy Lee Jones as Two Face
5. Shaq as Steel
4. Val Kilmer as Batman
3. Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin
T1. Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl
T1. The Governator as Mr. Freeze

Link (Thanks, Scott!)

"Spiderman 2"

"Spiderman 2" 07/06/2004 08:07 PM

spiderman india

spiderman india 06/23/2004 05:28 PM
saves the day, but his mom still wants him to be a doctor

It's like that spiderman thing all over
again

It's like that spiderman thing all over
again 07/10/2004 06:43 AM
Friday Saturday Flash Fun - MorrisseyDance (warning - cheesy audio)

Spiderman Quiz

Spiderman Quiz 06/30/2004 06:09 PM
Let's make it 3 Spider Man links in a day. How much do you really know about Spiderman? I thought I was well-prepared for this but it was actually kinda hard. [Warning: MSN]

"spiderman: the peril of doc ock"

"spiderman: the peril of doc ock" 07/07/2004 11:02 PM

Spiderman 2 Trailer

Spiderman 2 Trailer 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Slashdot Apr 9 2004 4:18PM GMT

The Spectacular Spiderman Return

The Spectacular Spiderman Return 07/22/2004 06:15 PM

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The Spiderman 2 game is a hit. Even with it’s imperfections, it really brings the player right into the game as if you were part of the movie’s cast. Taking a page from the newer installments from the GTA (Grand Theft Auto) series, the new Spiderman game is very open-ended and a lot of fun tom play….

Scans of every Spiderman cover

Scans of every Spiderman cover 02/11/2004 12:29 PM
This "Spiderman completist" has scanned the covers of basically every funnybook on which Spidey appears (over 4,000!) and posted them to the intarweb. Link (via Smartpatrol< /a>)

Batman Begins vs Spiderman

Batman Begins vs Spiderman 06/22/2005 02:18 AM
With the release of Batman Begins the world was once again shown that comic book inspired movies can also be great movies. While it's great...

"Indian version of spiderman"

"Indian version of spiderman" 06/22/2004 08:57 AM

I have got Spiderman 2 (the new game).
But after installing

I have got Spiderman 2 (the new game).
But after installing 08/08/2004 05:31 AM
TechTree Aug 8 2004 8:45AM GMT

Apple has the new Spiderman 2 trailer

Apple has the new Spiderman 2 trailer 12/19/2003 11:41 AM
Spider-Man 2 teaser trailer .. Spidey’s back .. Spiderman II teaser .. trailer

apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/spider-man_2
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Bring Spiderman 2 to your Mobile

Bring Spiderman 2 to your Mobile 08/08/2004 12:25 PM
TechTree Aug 8 2004 2:50PM GMT

Spiderman 2 - Lego Style!

Spiderman 2 - Lego Style! 07/08/2004 06:57 PM
This is just too cool .. Legos

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Lego animated Spiderman 2

Lego animated Spiderman 2 07/07/2004 12:48 PM
This is pretty stunning: it's a stop-motion-animated short version of Spiderman 2 done entirely in Lego. Link (Thanks, Graham!)

Spiderman 2, Lego Style

Spiderman 2, Lego Style 07/07/2004 02:52 PM
Spiderman 2, Lego Style (quicktime)

Spiderman Bootlegger Caught -- But How
Much Damage Did He Do?

Spiderman Bootlegger Caught -- But How
Much Damage Did He Do? 07/01/2004 03:46 AM
While Hollywood and its friends are absolutely thrilled with the free publicity they get from the news that a projectionist with night vision goggles happened to catch a teenager trying to record the new Spiderman movie, most people are ignoring the real issue. Since this happened in California, where we have this wonderfu l new law the kid may now face serious time in jail. Now, obviously, he was doing something wrong. However, does the punishment fit the crime? I don't use file sharing systems, so I have no idea for sure, but I'd be willing to bet that the movie is already available online for anyone who went looking for it -- and it's probably available in a much higher quality format thanks to insid ers leaking the film out. In other words, what this kid was doing probably wasn't going to cost anyone in Hollywood a dime. However, you can bet that large loss numbers will get thrown about when the kid finds himself in court.

"Spiderman remix comics [hit reload]"

"Spiderman remix comics [hit reload]" 06/26/2004 02:50 AM

Spiderman 2 marketing driven by bl0gs

Spiderman 2 marketing driven by bl0gs 12/15/2003 12:59 PM
Ben sez, "Sony's marketing for Spiderman 2 includes a huge weblogging push, including Blogger and LiveJournal templates, for the downloading." Link (Thanks, Ben!)

Spiderman remix comics [hit reload]

Spiderman remix comics [hit reload] 06/25/2004 04:10 AM
Spidey comic strip parodies .. Reload with Pleasure!

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Spiderman shot in stop-motion with Lego

Spiderman shot in stop-motion with Lego 07/08/2004 05:47 AM
Spider-Man The Peril of Doc Ock .. lego version of Spiderman 2 .. Spider-man 2 in Lego form .. spiderman, movie, lego .. awesome .. BB

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Spiderman 2 preview. What the hell is
Eddie Arcaro doing in this?

Spiderman 2 preview. What the hell is
Eddie Arcaro doing in this? 12/15/2003 11:45 AM
Spiderman 2 looks pretty good .. Spider-Man 2 teaser trailer .. Check this out!

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"Baseball to advertise Spiderman on
bases and on-deck circles"

"Baseball to advertise Spiderman on
bases and on-deck circles" 05/05/2004 10:47 PM

Spiderman to Scale World's Tallest
Building (Reuters)

Spiderman to Scale World's Tallest
Building (Reuters) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters - French "Spiderman" Alain Robert, a dare-devil climbing ace, plans to scale the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital on Christmas Day, the building's management said Friday.

French Spiderman Climbs World's Tallest
Building (Reuters)

French Spiderman Climbs World's Tallest
Building (Reuters) 12/25/2004 05:14 PM
Reuters - Daredevil climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, defied stiff winds and rain to climb the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital Saturday.

French Spiderman tackling world's
tallest building (Reuters)

French Spiderman tackling world's
tallest building (Reuters) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters - French "Spiderman" Alain Robert, a dare-devil climbing ace, plans to scale the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital on Christmas Day, the building's management says.

For your eyes only

For your eyes only 12/13/2003 01:53 PM
Toshiba is working on LCD monitors that will let you adjust the viewing angle so that it'll be harder for prying eyes (like your boss)...

Eyes

Eyes 07/06/2004 09:41 PM

Sheila: The sleepy eyes of Sibiu.

The Eyes of Nye

The Eyes of Nye 03/25/2005 11:26 PM
this time with a new more "adult-oriented" show .. The Eyes of Nye

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Extraordinary, not ordinary

The following phrases have been identified by the grok system as matching this entry: spiderman monologues "when i look into her eyes"